Q: Is 42,467,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,467,420 is a composite number.

Why is 42,467,420 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 42,467,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 293 586 1,172 1,465 2,930 5,860 7,247 14,494 28,988 36,235 72,470 144,940 2,123,371 4,246,742 8,493,484 10,616,855 21,233,710 and 42,467,420, with no remainder.

Since 42,467,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,467,420, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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